 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1808 - 540 pages
...upon which lie continued at work for three nights, but I apprehend without the expected success. — In the night of the 15th, the French pushed round...of the rock, with the intention of destroying the Sea staircase, but we happily discovered them, and beat them off with the slaughter to which their... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1808 - 646 pages
...bastion, upon which he continued at work tor three nights, but I apprehend without the etpected success. In the night of the 15th, the French pushed round...rock, with the intention of destroying the staircase, butjwe happily discovered them, and beat them off with the slaughter to which their desperate situation... | |
 | Europe - 1810 - 560 pages
...bastion, upon which he continued to work for three nights ; but I apprehend without the expected success. In the night of the 15th, the French pushed round...of the rock, with the intention of destroying the sea staircase ; but we happily discovered them, and beat them off with the slaughter to which their... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1810 - 562 pages
...bastion, upon which he continued to work for three nights ; but I apprehend without the expected success. In the night of the 15th, the French pushed round the foot of the rock, with tlie intention of destroying the sea staircase ; but we happily discovered them, and beat them off... | |
 | 1810 - 558 pages
...three nights; but I apprehend without the expected success. In the wght of the 15th, the French push«' round the foot of the rock, with the intention of destroying the sea -Crease; but we happily discovered them, and beat them off with the Daughter to which their desperate... | |
 | Great Britain - 1808 - 534 pages
...upon which he continued at work for three nights, but I apprehend without the expected success.— In the night of the 15th, the French pushed round the foot of the ruck, with the intention of destroying the Sea staircase, but w» happily discovered (hem, and beat... | |
 | 1808 - 1158 pages
...bastion, upon which he continued at work for three nights, but I apprehend without the expected success. In the night of the 15th, the French pushed round...which their desperate situation exposed them. The fire from the breaching batteries had been variously directed until die evening of the 16th, when they... | |
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In the mean time we discovered him attempting to mine the right bastion, upon which he continued at work for three nights, but I apprehend without the expected success. In the night of the 15th the French pushed round the foot of the rock, with the intention... 